| 6.__Federal covered securities.__A federal covered security |
specified in Section 18(b)(1) of the federal Securities Act of |
1933, 15 United States Code, Section 77r(b)(1) or by rule adopted |
under that provision or a security listed or approved for listing |
on another securities market specified by rule under this |
chapter; a put or a call option contract, a warrant or a |
subscription right on or with respect to such a federal covered |
security; or an option or similar derivative security on a |
security or an index of securities or foreign currencies issued |
by a clearing agency registered under the federal Securities |
Exchange Act of 1934 and listed or designated for trading on a |
national securities exchange, a facility of a national securities |
exchange or a facility of a national securities association |
registered under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or |
an offer or sale of the underlying security in connection with |
the offer, sale or exercise of an option or other security that |
was exempt when the option or other security was written or |
issued; or an option or a derivative security designated by the |
Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 9(b) of the |
federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 United States Code, |
Section 78i(b); |